FULL LIST: Winners of the 88th Academy Awards

The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC, and produced by David Hill and Reginald Hudlin and directed …

Cast & Crew on Surviving Real Dangers in Shooting ‘The Revenant’

The history of the American fur trade is brief, yet pivotal, full of tales of daring but also grave destruction.  Though the fur trade forged the romantic image of the mountain man – idealized loners purportedly as rugged as the wilderness they felt beholden to tame — the fur trade was also very much a …

MOVIE REVIEW: The Revenant: The IMAX Experience (2016)

THE REVENANT: The IMAX Experience (2016) Review Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Inspired by true and unbelievable events, The Revenant is set in the 1820s where a group of trappers who hunt for pelts in the wilderness. The story opened in an eerie dream-like sequence, building the mysteries about to unfold as the story progresses. …

Movies in the Philippines this February 2016

FEBRUARY 3 THE REVENANT  (20th Century Fox) (Rated R-16, Also Available in IMAX 2D) Directed by Alejandro Innarity, Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Gomhnalll Gleeson, Will Poulter THE DANISH GIRL (United International Pictures Philippines) (Rated R-16, Exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas) Directed by Tom Hooper, Starring Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander 400 DAYS (Captive Cinema) Directed …

Experience ‘The Revenant’ in IMAX (2D) For One Week Only

Leonardo DiCaprio has portrayed a kaleidoscopic array of characters – from Howard Hughes to Jay Gatsby to Wolf of Wall Street’s profligate Jordan Belfort – but the role of the Hugh Glass in “The Revenant” was an entirely new challenge, taking the actor into borderlands that few in our modern world have experienced.  It is DiCaprio’s …

Irish Actor Domhnall Gleeson Stars in Two Strong Oscar Contenders – ‘Brooklyn’ & ‘The Revenant’

Rapidly rising Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson stars in “The Revenant” and “Brooklyn” – two of this year’s strong Oscar contenders.  Gleeson , who has been coming to the fore as one of the most versatile actors of a new generation with roles in  “About Time,” “Calvary,” “Unbroken,” “Ex Machina” and in “Star Wars: Episode VII – The …

20th Century Fox Silver Screen Line-Up

20th Century Fox fills the silver screen this 2016 with Award-winning and , inspiring and adventure-packed films featuring larger-than-life stories and characters best seen on the big screen.   Big hopes, big dreams and big heart are centric to the most unforgettable cartoon characters known in adventure family movies “Snoopy and Charlie Brown The Peanuts Movie,” “Alvin and …

‘The Revenant’ Starring Leonardo DiCaprio Edges Out ‘The Force Awakens’ on Its Opening Weekend (US)

With multiple wins at the recent Golden Globes and major nominations in the upcoming 88th Academy Awards,  film “The Revenant” starring Leonardo DiCaprio directed by Academy Award winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu is fiercely strong at the (U.S.) box-office  with an incredible opening (Friday, Jan. 8) of $14.4 million, edging out “Star Wars: The Force Awakens’” ($10.75 million) that …